Abstract

The Health, Environment Awareness LectureCaravan (HEALC) of the Department of Natural Sciences-SanBeda College Manila, Philippines is under the College of Artsand Sciences of San Beda College. The HEALC team iscomposed of the professors in the Department, served aslecturers and experts both in instruction and research outputdissemination on Health and Environment aspect; invitedexperts from Project- NOAH (Nationwide OperationalAssessment of Hazards) and NDRRMC (Nationwide DisasterRisk Reduction Management Council) enhanced lectures onenvironmental issues; fourth year BS Human Biology studentsshared their theses results in the community, the executiveboard of Kapisanang Agham ng San Beda organized andfacilitate the conduct of the lecture/seminar and the InstitutionalCommunity Involvement Center (ICIC) of San Beda College.This study categorized the activities done by HEALC teambased on trilogy function of the College. It analyzedparticipants’ answers on the helpfulness of the lectures andidentified possible community-based researches in partnercommunities of ICIC. A structured questionnaire was used togather the perception of the participants on the helpfulness ofthe lectures done. It was analyzed using frequency andpercentages. The HEALC proved to bridge the trilogy functionof the college mandated by the Commission on HigherEducation (CHED). The expertise of professors, students in theDepartment, increased the awareness and help people in thepartner communities in Health and environment aspect asattested by their responses. Flyers in local dialect (Tagalogversion) help people to fully understand the lectures. TheHEALC team was able to identify and generate possiblecommunity-based researches as suggested by the participants.